NPS doesn't need to restore original slavery exhibits at President's House, appeals court rules [Trump win]

https://www.phillyvoice.com/presidents-house-exhibit-independence-hall-court-ruling/ ^ | 6/18/26

[CFW]

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration does not have to reinstall the original slavery exhibits at the President's House.

Three judges vacated a previous injunction compelling the National Parks Service to restore the panels it stripped from the historic site in January. The panel of justices in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals found that the city had not demonstrated the concrete harm it suffered from the removal, and praised the federal government's proposed alternatives.

The case concerns a set of displays detailing George Washington's participation in the slave trade, and the nine enslaved people he brought with him to the nation's temporary capital in Philadelphia. The exhibit opened to the public in 2010. Without notifying the city, NPS took down these displays earlier this year, citing President Donald Trump's 2025 executive order directing agencies to review text at public parks and monuments for "divisive narratives." The city of Philadelphia sought to have them restored through a lawsuit filed hours after the removal and was granted the preliminary injunction in district court in February.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bushstooge; constitution; cynthiamrufe; cynthiarufe; dubyajudge; edpennsylvania; feliperestrepo; nps; obamajudge; slaveryexhibits; thomasmhardiman; trump

[CFW]

These activist judges are being reversed by the higher courts. Decades ago this would be embarrassing and they would try to do better. Most of these judges need to be removed from the bench.

Opinion located:

here

[Tommy Revolts]

A set of displays detailing George Washington's participation in the slave trade, and the
nine enslaved people he brought with him.

Because the displays were all a lie. The slaves were legally owned by the estate
of his wife's first husband.

[ProgressingAmerica]

None of this would be an issue today if, back then, the empire allowed us to proceed down the path of abolitionism as subordinate colonies.

But the empire just had to veto our laws prior to independence.

Now today in modern times progressives blame it on us, as if it wasn’t the empire’s fault all along.

[CFW]

In other court news,

Philly DA Larry Krasner was just caught lying by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. *ONE DAY LATER* His senior attorney supervisor is suspended for 3 years. Why? They have a secret policy about trying to free everyone that got a death penalty. And lied to the court.

[Jacquerie]

Gotta keep pickin’ the scab.

Never let it heal.

[TornadoAlley3]

Election mail in ballots lawsuit also victorious. And Don Le’mon is not off the hook with his case.